Bulgaria Health Minister, Evgeni Zhelev, has stated that the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk [part of Novo Group] has tied the government's hands regarding insulin delivery to the country. Zhelev stated that "the insulin issue is a tough problem, due to one company (Novo Nordisk) not keeping to the laws of the country,"…Novo Nordisk has refused to sign a contract with The National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) due to the new lower prices offered by the Bulgarian side. If…there is no agreement, the diabetics will have to switch to another type of insulin, NZOK Director, Rumyana Todorova, said…"Each change in the type of insulin leads to very serious negative medical effects for patient, and they have to struggle for their lives…", chair of the "Diabetes" association, Dimitar Bogdanov, commented earlier.